Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
THE PARTNER

Lombard street ~ vas neither q very re
sponsiblo nor n very lucrative position
and Tommy Gas all his friends called him
longed, as perhaps fifty Thousand young
men in a similar situation in London are
longing at this moment for chance OF
turning his brains to better account than
adding up columns Of figures and copy
ing entries from one big book into am
other. The chance did not come, but
Tommy did not despairi and there was
this difference between him and the great
majority Of his fellow-prisoners of the
desk he had the pluck TO work away
manfully at whatever he thought might
possibly some day help MIN 80 better his
position, even though he could not sec
exactly how IL was to be done. With this
end in view he studied up French, German
and Italian; and he did everything he
could 30 pick up information as to the
financial circumstances Of the customers
OF the bank. He scrapod acquaintance
with every clerk employed by those who
had accounts at the bank, as far rs he
possibly could, and picked up in time an
idea, moro or less accurate, as to the com
merciai status of most Of them.
Que day he happened TO be at lunch in
his favorite restaurant, when an acquain-
lance named Darling came in aud sat
down beside him. After little casual
observation, Dazzling asked him to let
him know OF NJ vacant clerkship he
might hear of.
81 will, certainly, old fellow" returned
Tommy; but | hope you haven't got
into a row with Appleton Frederick
Appleton was Darliug's brother-in law,
and he was also the secretary of the Mud
ford and County Chemical company, in
whose counting house young Darling had
a subordinate post
80, no; nothing of the kind, returned
Darling, and then he changed the sub
iect.
On his way back 10 tho bank after
lunch Mathers asked himself why Dar-
ling should leave his present situation.
He had a capital prospect there-his
brother-inIaw being the secretary; aud
there was no disagreement between him
and his influential relative. Could il be
that Darling had had hint from his
brOthe in-law that the chemical compa-
ny was getting into shallow water, and
that IL behoOyed him TO be looking out
for another situations IL seemed more
than likely; and young Mathers deter
mined to act at once. He slipped into
the bank parIor that afternoon, hoping
to find the junior partner, Mr.. Parr, a
good natured sort of man, who was not
likely to snub him for volunteering in
formation, To his disappointment he
found only Mr.. Iiodgsou, a sour temper
ed old man, who was struggling into his
oyerooat, preparatory to leaving the of
fee for the day
Well growled the banker, what do
you WANT"
Tommy was on the point of saying that
he had come to speak to Mr. Parr, but in
moment he changed his mind.
II heard something to-day, sir he re-
piled, that made me think that the Mud
ford company are not in very good
way
well what of thot' What's that to
mey"
Nothing, sir; only thought there was
no harm in letting You know
Anything of that kind you can say TO
Mr.. Parkinson" answered the old gen
tleman as he seized his umbrella and
waddled down the passage.
Tommy felt suubbed. but he did not
mind that much. He had done what he
wanted brought himself under the per
sonal notice of one of the partners. II
he had given the hint TO Parkinson, the
head cashier, Parkinson, not he, would
have had all the credit of It,. lie retired
20 his place among the other clerks q lit
tie sore at the rebuff ye, not entirely dis
satisfied
On his way home Mr.. Hodgson remem-
bered that the bank hold some shares of
the Mudford Chemical company MS secu-
rlty for the balance of the account of one
or their customers who was deemed rath
er shaky. Next morning, accordingly.
he called Tommy into his room and quos-
toned him ms TO the nature Of his in
formation.
perhaps you will excuse my entering
into that, sir, said Tommy, with the ut.
most GOODNESS.
MI Hodgson dismissed Mathers 20 his
work with dissatisfied gruut and a wave
of his hand, and immediately set to work
20 have the shares of the Mudford com
peny exchanged for other securities
Tommy who managed 70 know most OF
what happened at the bank, noted the
fact and rejoiced.
Within six weeks the shareholders Of
the Mudtord Chemical company mat and
resolved To go into liquid ton: ANA,
though Mr.. Hodgson did 20 think it
worth while 20 thank the junior clerk for
the information he had given, Tommy
was perfectly satisfied. He knew that
people do not forget things which save
their pockets.
II happened that SONS months after
the incident of the Mudford Chemical